MONTEVIDEO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa named six uncapped players in his squad on Tuesday for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia.
The newcomers are forward Pablo Suarez, midfielder German Barbas, midfielder Erico Cuello, defender Patricio Pacifico, center-back Paolo Calione and winger Lucas Agazzi, all from local clubs.
As expected, Bielsa also called up Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez, Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur and Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo.
Uruguay will meet Argentina in Montevideo on Friday and Bolivia in El Alto next Tuesday.
The Celeste is currently second in the 10-team South American qualifying group with 20 points from 12 matches, five points behind leaders Argentina. ■
